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Palmers Flat Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West

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Place	Palmers Flat
Traditional County	Gloucestershire
District / Borough	Forest of Dean
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.785362
Longitude	-2.600010
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Palmers Flat

Palmers Flat reveals itself as a modest collection of residences caught in the quiet transition between the dense woodland and the open expanse of the Forest of Dean. It lies 0.9 miles south-east of Coleford (from Coleford: bearing 126°T, OS grid SO 587 098), and is situated south of Coalway village. The earth beneath the houses holds the heavy, fractured legacy of deep-vein mining, as the ground itself falls within the protected boundaries of the Old Bow and Old Ham Mines SSSI. Here, the landscape does not simply sit; it leans against the rise of Gorsty Knoll, where the light hits the limestone outcrops with a sharp, pale clarity during the late afternoon. Residents of Palmers Flat walk paths that once served the iron and coal trades, now reclaimed by bramble and the slow, persistent encroachment of bracken. To the north-east, the proximity of Woodhenge offers a quiet contrast to the industrial scars left by centuries of extraction. The air carries the damp, mineral scent of the forest, a persistent reminder of the geology that dictates the pace and character of life in this corner of Gloucestershire. Through the changing seasons, the silence of the woods presses against the outer walls of the homes, anchoring Palmers Flat to a rugged, ancient terrain that refuses to be entirely tamed by modern development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Bow And Old Ham Mines Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 41 ha
Woodhenge (Park) — 0.3 mi, 049° NE
Gorsty Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 156° SSE
Perrygrove Railway (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 254° WSW
Model Railway (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 248° WSW
Lord's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 344° NNW
Jugshole Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 020° NNE
Titanic Steel Works 230M South West Of Yew Tree Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 170° S
Puzzlewood (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 240° WSW
Dark Hill (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 163° SSE
Bells Field (Park) — 0.7 mi, 325° NW
Dark Hill Iron Works And Brickworks Complex And Bear 220M South And 200M South East Of Yew Tree Cottage (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 159° SSE
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 303° WNW
Nagshead Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 095° E
Studio Cinema (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 303° WNW
Bix Slade (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 086° E
Causeway Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 172° S
Whitecliff Iron Works (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 279° W
Barnhill Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 059° ENE
Dean Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 202° SSW
Clearwell Caves (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 212° SSW
Whitecliff Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 280° W
Tudor Farm Bank Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 217° SW · 4 ha
Cannop Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 077° ENE
Hopewell Colliery (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 043° NE
Clearwell Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 218° SW · 36 ha
Lumbers Marsh (Wetland) — 1.9 mi, 120° ESE
Oakwood Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 133° SE
The Marsh (Wetland) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
New Fancy (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 093° E

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